Find the absolute and relative errors.
-Your weight is 127 pounds but the scale indicates that it is 121 pounds.
A) absolute error: -6 pounds
relative error: $- 5 \%$

B) absolute error: 6 pounds
relative error: $4.7 \%$

C) absolute error: $- 6$ pounds
relative error: $- 4.7 \%$

D) absolute error: $- 6$ pounds
relative error: $- 60 \%$

Question

Find the absolute and relative errors.
-Your weight is 127 pounds but the scale indicates that it is 121 pounds. 
A) absolute error: -6 pounds
relative error: $- 5 \%$

B) absolute error: 6 pounds 
relative error: $4.7 \%$

C) absolute error: $- 6$ pounds
relative error: $- 4.7 \%$

D) absolute error: $- 6$ pounds 
 relative error: $- 60 \%$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The absolute error is the difference between the measured value and the true value, which is $121 - 127 = -6$ pounds. The relative error is the absolute error divided by the true value, $\frac{-6}{127} \approx -4.7\%$.

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